Renting
Tenants win more than £250,000 of rent back from billionaire landlord in five-year legal battle
Tenants win more than £250,000 of rent back from billionaire landlord in five-year legal battle
Renters living in 15 Hackney flats have been awarded a rent repayment order after a tribunal found billionaire landlord John Christodoulou failed to meet basic legal safety obligations
Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
The start of April sees a range of bills, taxes, and benefits go up. But help is available to those struggling
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households.
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law
Big Issue founder launches bid to ban no-fault evictions as soon as Renters’ Rights Bill is made law
DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts
DWP to ‘re-examine’ controversial universal credit rule for paying off rental debts
Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?
Would 1.5m landlords selling up and leaving the rental market really be a bad thing?
Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’
Surge in renters losing their homes due to no-fault evictions ahead of ban: ‘This is frightening’
Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes
Labour to crack down on rogue landlords claiming uncapped housing benefit for horror homes
Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
Students call for Tripadvisor-style website to shame landlords over damp and mouldy homes
Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind
Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind
Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills
Labour says new energy efficiency rules for landlords will save renters £240 a year on bills
So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords
So-called ‘landlord exodus’ divides opinion amid Renters’ Rights Bill debate in the Lords
I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
I fell for a rent scam and lost £1,000 – so I helped other renters fight the scammers
Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why
Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why
Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Tories under fire over U-turn on pledge to protect renters from no-fault evictions
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill is a step forward – but there’s a glaring gap on the affordability crisis
What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? All you need to know about Labour’s plan to end no-fault evictions
Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis
Right to Buy sales are set to plummet – but Labour is still facing £50bn bill to fix housing crisis
Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons
Government rejects MPs’ bid to cap record-high rents as Renters’ Rights Bill passes through Commons
Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs
Woman with heart condition, 72, hit with revenge eviction after asking landlord for simple repairs
Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises
Rents have ballooned out of control – we must stop renters facing hikes higher than wage rises
Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told
Renters’ Rights Bill must stop landlords raising rents above wages or inflation, government told
Meet the ‘activist lawyer’ who fought for justice for a toddler who died from damp and mould
